Guddu Kumar @ Guddu Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4110 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-400 Year-2022 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== GUDDU KUMAR @ GUDDU DAS S/o Badari Das R/o Village- Pakariya, P.S.- Harsidhi, Distt- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prateek Tandon For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 05-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 494, 498A, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the D.P. Act.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioner along with his family members used to torture and assault the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand and ousted from her matrimonial house. It is further alleged that the petitioner has solemnized second marriage with another lady. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is husband of the informant due to which he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4110 of 2023(2) dt.05-04-2023 2/2 falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to keep the informant as his wife with full dignity and honour. A statement has been made in para-3 of the petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 5.10.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the informant is also ready to live with this petitioner.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 400 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., East Champaran at Motihari.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T